Fastener for hand satchels



(No Model.)

M. RUBIN.

FASTENER FOR HAND SATGHELS. No. 332,625. Patented Dec. 15, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX RUBIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FASTENER FOR HAN D-SATCHELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,625, dated December15, 1885.

Application filed October 9, 1885. Serial No. 179,443. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX RUBIN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inFastenings for Hand-Bags and other Articles, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a handbag frame to which my improvementhas been applied, shown fastened. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of thesame, shown unfastened. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same, shownfastened,and partly in section through the line a; as, Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is to provide fastenings for hand-bags andother articles which shall be simple in construction and convenient andreliable in use, holding the frames to which they are applied securelyclosed and in place.

The invention consists in the combination, with the frame, of aprojecting slotted plate attached to one part of the frame, and aprojecting post having rounded end attached to the other part of theframe and engaging with 30 the said slotted plate, as will behereinafter fully described and then claimed.

A B represent the parts of the frame of a hand-bag, purse, or otherarticle, which parts are hinged together at their ends in the ordi- 5nary manner. To the outer side of one of the parts, as B, is soldered orotherwise rigidly secured the edge of a plate, 0, which is slotted atright angles with the plane of the outer side of the frame B to receivethe post D, 0 soldered or otherwise rigidly attached to the other partof the said frame. The post D is preferably made with a knob, E, on itsupper end, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, in which case the upper partof the slot F in the plate 0 must be enlarged to allow the said knob topass through; but the knob E is not essential, provided the outer end ofthe post D be rounded. The post D is made a little longer than the slotF in the plate 0, so that when pressed through thesaid slot the roundedend of the said post pressing against the said plate will spring theparts A B of the frame sufficiently to allow the post D to pass throughthe slot of the plate 0, where it will be held in place by theelasticity of the said frame until pressed back with sufficient force toovercome the said elasticity. The slot of the plate 0 is made of such awidth that the post D will fit into it snugly, so that the parts A B ofthe frame will be held from longitudinal movement upon each other.

By this construction I produce a fastening simple in construction,reliable in use, and neat and ornamental in appearance.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The combination, with a purse or satchelframe, of an inclined post having a rounded end projecting from one partof the frame and an inclined plate secured to the other part of the saidframe and provided with a slot corresponding in shape with the end ofthe said post, substantially as herein shown and described.

MAX RUBIN.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, EDGAR TATE.

